Andre Yoskowitz
28 Oct 2007 23:35
According to DisplaySearch, sales of PDPs (plasma display panels) rose 9% for the year and 33% for the quarter to set a record high of 3.1 million units sold.
The report also included a few reasons for the growth in addition to the continued falling prices of the displays. One reason was the "increased availability of 1080p panels whose shipments rose 100% on quarter and 1030% on year in the third quarter of 2007." In all, 1080p PDPs rose to 21% of total PDP revenue.
Another reason was the continued great sales of 50-inch or larger PDPs which rose 37% for the quarter and 45% for the year and accounts for 50% of total revenues.
DisplaySearch predicted that PDP suppliers would see a record fourth quarter, with 50% quarter growth for 4.5 million panels sold.
Source:
Digitimes